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Friday, 16 June 2017

59525 Campaign Table released and a free Flintloque scenario

A new terrain piece good for any 28mm tabletop system such as Flintloque or those set in the horse and wagon or Napoleonic periods too. Cast in one piece high quality grey tone resin the Campaign Table tells a story. Papers or a Map spread upon it along with tankards and food as if in the midst of a plan or a meal where those in charge are planning a battle to come. This scenic piece joins our Abandoned Beer Wagon and Provision Wagon as well as camp fire, festoons and more in our Terrain Range which you can see HERE or read on for more information.

This is our World of Valon release for June 2017 with more to come next month. Here are the terrain range details and then keep on going to download a free Flintloque scenario which features the Pudigrochumsberg Dogmen taking on the Von Rotte Legion of the Dwarves over some mislaid plans.

59525 Campaign Table

It takes planning to win a campaign and while planning you must eat and drink with your fellow officers. This 28mm scale resin terrain object is a great piece for World of Valon and historical wargaming too. Put it on your battlefield or inside buildings or even dungeons. It is one piece and measures 50mm wide, 30mm deep and 17mm tall. You can purchase one or get three with a saving or get it pro-painted and ready to use. Lots of images including scale and plain casting to see.

59524 Abandoned Provisions Wagon

Sometimes battles go wrong and you have to leave things behind while your army flees for its collective lives. Wagons left in fields filled with a diverse load of food, furniture, books and baskets. Looted and broken down the wagon sits ready for others to take from it what they will. This 28mm scale resin terrain object is a great piece for World of Valon and historical wargaming too. Place it on your battlefield! It is one piece and measures 70mm long, 50mm wide and 35mm tall. You can purchase one or get three with a saving or get it pro-painted and ready to use. Lots of images including scale and plain casting to see.

59523 Abandoned Beer Wagon

Sometimes battles go wrong and you have to leave things behind while your army flees for its collective lives. Wagons by the roadside and in this case filled with casks of ale or fine wine or just plain gut rot. Looted and broken down the wagon sits ready for others to take from it what they will. This 28mm scale resin terrain object is a great piece for World of Valon and historical wargaming too. Place it on your battlefield! It is one piece and measures 70mm long, 50mm wide and 35mm tall. You get purchase one or three with a saving or get it pro-painted and ready to use. Lots of images including scale and plain casting to see.

5003A Stone Walls and Campfire

The set contains a campfire with roaring logs (x1), a piece of wall with an open centre gateway (x2) and two different wall parts (x 2 of each). You have the choice of purchasing single pieces or a pack or a mega set of walls.

5003B Festoons and Boxes

The set contains a Wicker Basket Filled with Stones a Festoon (x4) and a small wooden box with attacked keg (x4) . Place these on your battlefield to create action and interest. You have the choice of purchasing single pieces or a pack or a mega set of each.

We have a scenario for you which is a race to recover papers which have been left behind by an unfortunate Pudigrochumsberg General before the cavalry of the Von Rotte Legion capture them and put the whole campaign at risk! It is a full scenario of two pages with pictures from play testing and is a lot of fun. You can download it by clicking HERE from our dropbox.

We have a trio of Weekly Deals which run Monday to Sunday each week. Each week three different offers all at 20% off normal price for a code within the range on all of its options including painted and ready for play as well as whole units if applicable. We have a Flintloque code deal, a High Fantasy code deal and a 15mm scale code deal. Get something for your wargaming and check them out every Monday when they change. HERE. We also have a Latest Releases page where all of our codes from about the last six to ten weeks of releases are sited as well as in their own pages. If you want to see what Alternative Armies has been doing it is a great place to start. All of our ranges, all our game systems, 28mm and 15mm. All HERE.